by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 30, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
As you know, the Chamber is in the middle of a major fund raising campaign. One of the initiatives being proposed is called Fort Collins Works. By way of background, by most standards Fort Collins is a wonderful place to live. There is a long list of community...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 22, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Hats off to the Fort Collins City Council for supporting an incentive package for Avago last Tuesday evening by a vote of 7 to 0. The no-growth community was out in force to block the package, which they feared would cause population growth. A strong showing from the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 25, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Oppressive government regulations are a very common complaint of Chamber members. I hear it with numbing regularity. In the name of safety or fairness government passes laws and regulations that place enormous burdens on businesses. The business costs of compliance...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 25, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
When mid- to large-sized companies are looking to expand, they contract with professionals known as site locators who help them identify communities and sites suitable to meet the companies’ needs. It’s a sophisticated and number-driven process, but...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 21, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment
According to research done by Tim Kane of the Hudson Institute, entrepreneurship in America is in decline. Among some of his findings: “The number of new establishments a year peaked in 2006 with 667,000. That number dropped to 505,000 in 2010. The number of...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 19, 2012 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Until recently, the Sierra Club was in favor of hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) because natural gas reduces carbon emissions. Then it realized that fracking was actually working, and it undermined their agenda of promoting renewable energy such as wind,...
